Rotary cutting apparatus for metal work



A. T. PERINAN.

ROTARY CUTTING APPARATUS FOR METAL WORK.

APPLICATION FILED APR II, 1921.

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ROTARY CUTTING APPARATUS FOR METAL WORK.

. APPLICATION FILED APR. 11 1921.

Patented June 6,1922

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. I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Specification of Letters Patent. I Patent d J 6 192% Application filed April 11, 1921. Serial No. 460,275. v

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTONIO TORRES PERINAN, a subject of the King of Spain, residing at South Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful-Improvements in Rotary Cutting Apparatus for Metal l/Vork, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is the provision of a simple and inexpensive apparatus for efliciently cutting the interior or bore walls of cannon and other large tubular work, and this with a minimum amount of friction which obviously conduces to economy in power required.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof Figure l is a front elevation of my novel apparatus.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a longitudinal central section I taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 through the medium of set screws 6.

of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is'an enlarged view showlng one of the struts made up respectively of a bolt,

nut and anti-friction ball.

Figure 5 is an elevation showlng a modified arrangement of the radial struts, relametal work, and among other elements the apparatus comprises a shaft 1, a cylindrical body 2 carried by the shaft and arms 3; the said arms 3 being designed to carry cutters 4 which are seated at 5 in the ends of the arms and are detachably secured in position cutters protrude from and extend a considerable distance beyond the ends of the arms 3, and from this it follows that there is ample clearance for the cuttings made.

Grouped about the body 2 are struts 7 which have for their function to center the The i AN'ronIo VTOERESPERINAN, or. sou'rnBETHLEHEM, iennivsyiv m;

body 2 and to eliminate to a large extent 7 I frictionincident to the movement of the body 2 endwise of the cannon or piece of ordnance.

, As best shown in igure 4 each offthe' struts 7 is made up ofa threaded bolt 8, a."

casing 9 formed integral with the threaded bolt at the outer end thereof and having a socket 10, a ball 11 disposed'in said socket and adapted to bear against the wall of a borein a cannon or the like, and a nut 12 mounted on the inner portion of the threaded bolt. The exterior of the inner portion of the casmg 9 is of angular form in'cross section as indicated by 13 so that the bolt 8 may be ex peditiously and easily turned about its axis for purposes ofadjustment. The nut'12 is seated in a recess 14 in thebody 2 and is designed to bear inwardly against the-said body in order to maintain its bolt 8 in' proper positionrelatively to the'body. I I

. As clearly brought out in Figure 5 the struts 7 may be and preferably are arranged in staggered relation'to the body 2, particufor long work.

In the practical use ofmy novel apparatus it will'be apparent that the'balls 11 will prac tically eliminate friction incident to the movements of the apparatus as a whole about its axis and also lengthwise of the cannon that is being operated upon. It will also be apparent that little or no lubricationis necessary in the operation of myimproved apparatus, and that its operation does'not subject workmen to danger. i I

Having described my invention, what- I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 1s

interior work comprisitng a body having arms, cutters carried by said arms, and struts adapted for interposition between the body;

and a wall ofthe piece of work in which the body is disposed; the said struts respectively including a threaded bolt with a socket at its outer end, a ball in said socket andadapted i .larly when the body is of considerable length 1. A rotary metal cutting apparatus for y body is disposed; the said struts respectively including a threaded bolt with a socket at its outer end, a ball in said socket and adapted to bear against said Wall, and a nut mounted on the bolt and bearing inwardly against the body; the said socket at the outer end of the bolt being formed in a casing the exterior of 10 the inner portion of which is of angular form in cross section. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

ANTONIO TORRES PERINAN. 

